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Monday, 10 August 2015

The governor of Fukushima Prefecture says Japan's nuclear energy
policy should place utmost priority on ensuring people's safety and
giving them a sense of security.

Masao Uchibori issued a statement
in response to the restart on Tuesday of a nuclear plant in
southwestern Japan, the first time in nearly 2 years for a nuclear
facility in the country to come online. He said the government's policy
should reflect the lessons learned from the accident at the Daiichi
plant in Fukushima.

He said his prefecture will continue pressing
the government and Tokyo Electric Power Company to scrap all nuclear
plants in Fukushima. TEPCO is the Daiichi plant's operator.

Uchibori
said the prefecture will also do its utmost to realize its basic
principle for reconstruction -- fostering a society that does not depend
on nuclear power.

Former residents of Namie Town, which was
designated a no-entry zone after the nuclear accident, expressed mixed
emotions at the news of the restart of the Sendai plant.

An
83-year-old man was against the move, saying the suffering endured by
the evacuees in Fukushima can never be understood by others.

A
44-year-old woman said the restart probably can't be avoided. Even so,
it gives her complicated feelings. She said she believes the normal
order of business is to restart nuclear reactors only after confirming
that all safety measures are in place -- such as securing a final
disposal site for spent nuclear fuel and designating evacuation routes
in case of emergencies.
The woman said she wants the government to
think more about protecting lives than profits, by looking at issues
from the people's perspective.